Land animals slaughtered for meat in Malta
Malta: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 3.01 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Malta, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat in Malta is 3.01 million animals, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in Malta peaked at 4.80 million animals in 1996 and was at its lowest, 792,000 animals, in 1961.
Malta ranks 161st of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 million animals | 792,000 animals | 1.97 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.79 million animals | 1.98 million animals | 3.84 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.46 million animals | 3.13 million animals | 4.03 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.78 million animals | 3.50 million animals | 4.80 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.60 million animals | 2.67 million animals | 4.70 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 million animals | 2.13 million animals | 2.69 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.69 million animals | 2.43 million animals | 3.01 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Malta
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 130.29 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 25,040 (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Rural population 4.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 0 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in Malta?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Malta was 3.01 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4.80 million animals in 1996.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 792,000 animals in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Malta ranks 161st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This data is based on the country of production, not consumption.